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People Moves: Cover Genius Names Rudow Chief Financial Officer; Lubbers Head of US Affinity & Programs at WTW’s CRB

Aug 30 2023 // Cover Genius Names Rudow Chief Financial OfficerCover Genius appointed David Rudow as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Rudow has over 18 years of experience and previously served as CFO of the cloud-based technology...

People Moves: WTW Hires Bryce From Magnes for Personal Lines, Canada; Markel Taps PwC’s Feng as Warranty & Indemnity U/W; RSA Names Godfrey as Transformation Dir.

Aug 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW, Markel and RSA Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Bryce for Personal Lines, CanadaInsurance broker WTW announced the...

WTW Q2 Net Income Down 16%

Jul 27 2023 // Second-quarter net income at broker WTW was down 16%, compared to the same period a year ago, to $96 million.Revenue at WTW was up 6% to $2.16 billion, with organic growth up 7%. WTW Chief Executive Office Carl Hess said...

People Moves: Arch Re Appoints Former PartnerRe CUO Schriber as President; WTW Taps Marsh’s Clarke as President, Risk & Broking, Garrard Named Unit’s Chairman

Jul 25 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Reinsurance Co. and Willis Towers Watson (WTW).A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Re Co. Appoints Former PartnerRe CUO Schriber as...

People Moves: Arch Promotes Blois to Underwriting Mgr, Hires 3 PI U/Ws; Canopius Names CFC’s Gayle as Cyber U/W; WTW Taps Sales From Aon for Large Client GB Team

Jul 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance, Canopius, and Willis Towers Watson (WTW).A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Promotes Blois to U/W Manager, Hires 3 PI...

People Moves: WTW Names Mascaro Hospitality Leader; Leach SVP, Founder of K2 Financial US Ops; MEMIC Hires Underwriters

Jul 11 2023 // WTW announced the appointment of Juan Mascaro as hospitality segment leader, a part of the Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure Division within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America.Mascaro has more than two...

Howden Appoints WTW’s Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk and Resilience

Jun 27 2023 // Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the appointment of Rowan Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk & Resilience, effective June 26.Douglas’ role is to continue to build an expert, full spectrum function to...

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Property Rebuild Assessment Service, Powered by Kroll Valuation Platform

Jun 20 2023 // Insurance broker WTW has launched a new Property Rebuild Assessment Service, powered by Kroll’s Property Insurance Valuation Platform, to provide its clients with an accurate rebuild valuations report and advice.WTW...

Property Leads Q1 Commercial Insurance Price Increases: WTW CLIPS

Jun 14 2023 // Commercial property insurance, with double-digit first quarter price increases, led other lines of businesses tracked by WTW’s Commercial Lines Pricing Survey (CLIPS).CLIPS found the aggregate price change for U.S....

Markets/Coverages: Sapiens to Integrate OpenAI for Insurers; WTW’s New Product for Intangible Assets; 2 New Construction Programs at Procore

May 23 2023 // Sapiens International Corporation, a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced an agreement to integrate Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to harness the most advanced generative AI models...

What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed

May 3 2023 // In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t...

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches End-to-End Trading Platform to Connect Broker, Insurer Systems

May 2 2023 // WTW, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the global launch of Neuron, a sophisticated digital insurance platform. Neuron uses cutting-edge technology to help underwriters and brokers connect and...

W.R. Berkley Names Weber to SE Group, CAC Lands Account Exec from WTW

Apr 26 2023 // W.R. Berkley Corp., the holding company for one of the largest commercial lines writers in the country, said it has made Jay Weber president of its Berkley Southeast Insurance Group. Weber succeeds Dennis Barger, who was...

People Moves: WTW Names Doddington N.A. Proposition Leader; HUB Adds to Private Client Leadership Team

Apr 18 2023 // WTW Names Doddington North America Proposition LeaderWTW has appointed Laura Doddington as North America proposition leader – pricing, product, claims and underwriting personal lines for insurance consulting and...

Howden Launches Marine & Energy Business in Norway, Led by Lund From WTW

Apr 14 2023 // Howden has launched a marine and energy business in Norway, led by Frode Lund from Willis Towers Watson, who will drive growth of the new initiative across the Nordic region.Frode will join Howden on Aug. 1, 2023, once he...

People Moves: WCRI Names Tanabe CEO; Fox Becomes Zurich N.A. CUO; WTW Appoints Bolig Head of P&C for Corp. Risk

Apr 4 2023 // Tanabe to Succeed Ruser as WCRI CEOThe Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has named Executive Vice President Ramona Tanabe as CEO as of May 1. She succeeds John Ruser, who has served in the position since 2015...

U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 — But at Slower Pace: WTW

Apr 3 2023 // U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance...

U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 – But at Slower Pace: WTW

Mar 14 2023 // U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance...

People Moves: WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in Northeast; Jones Heads Arbella Foundation

Feb 22 2023 // WTW Adds 2 Surety Experts in NortheastBroker WTW, headquartered in London, has made two leadership appointments to its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) surety business in the U.S. Tom Rhatigan has been...

People Moves: AGCS Creates Delegated Authority, Portfolio & Facilities Team; WTW Bolsters Exposure Mgmt, Climate Analytics Unit; IQUW Hires Jiang for Political Risk

Feb 14 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Willis Towers Watson (WTW), and Lloyd’s insurer IQUW.A summary of these new hire follows here. AGCS...